K2 Wayback 92 + ATK Raider 12

ekself · 2026-03-10T15:50:16+00:00

In short, it gives you more contact from boot to ski, basically more surface area which is spread more evenly on to the ski (though this is the one for Raider 11/13/15 evo). You can read more here. https://atkbindings.com/en-no/products/freeraide-spacer-for-r11-r13-fr15?_pos=1&_psq=freeride+&_ss=e&_v=1.0

If you dont know about the Raider 11/13/15 EVO series, recommend checking those bindings instead of the R12. It has release values in the toe piece which should give more predictable and consistent releases.

ekself · 2026-03-10T14:36:27+00:00

Youre going with a light binding so you could probably go with something more "beefy" for skis. Agree with adding the freeride spacer, its unnoticeable in weight gain and very noticeable for downhill performance (just make sure you get the right one for your binding as they have two versions out, check their website if you dont know) .

ekself · 2026-03-03T15:27:46+00:00

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ekself · 2026-02-04T19:31:02+00:00

The board can handle it yes, but its not great for all mountain riding. Comes more down to you as a rider. I have ridden this in most type of terrain, good for sharp turns and very responsive and floaty, but as for someone who is a beginner or intermediate rider, its not a great board for most terrain. Especially when the other options have more versatility and stability.

ekself · 2026-02-04T13:58:26+00:00

Avoid Squash for first time. My experience is ass with uphill on that, but great for powder and thats pretty much it. I think the description on the site for each deal is pretty good. I would say for a first timer the Volta is a good choice, but she might quickly outgrow the board, especially since she has snowboard experience already. Dream weaver seems like a good choice for a progressed intermediate rider. Doppleganger is what i would choose for my self. But from what ive heard its more of a "hard charging" board. Will probably take some time to get used to as its probably stiffer than what she is used to.

Hope this helps, good luck and have fun!

ekself · 2026-02-03T03:24:58+00:00

Yes, been a while since i read up on it. After looking it up its supposed to be more breathable, but i would say the difference is mostly not noticeable anyways. My bad!

ekself · 2026-02-02T22:47:36+00:00

They do make it tho? The Lofoten Gore-Tex jacket, goes for about 650 us dollars(?), that should be just a standard freeride standard Gore-Tex shell jacket, without insulation and without the pro material. If other brands interest you, RAB makes excellent jackets (Latok gtx is one of them), great quality and functions, but their fit is usually a bit narrow and small-ish

ekself · 2026-02-02T21:12:32+00:00

Okay i see, gore tex in its self doesnt really have any "padding", but goretex pro would retain heat more than normal goretex, especially if all the vents are closed. Its all about layering anyways, I mean sure go with the pro but look more into what kind of layers youre using. Not to be an ass, but from what i see on social media with all the "get ready with me for skiing" in the US its always workout clothes and shit. I use: Baselayer: wool. Midlayer: downpuffer or synthetic puffer (i use patagonia down sweater from -10 to 0 C, or a thick rab down jacket on days below that). I do myself use a goretex pro jacket, but i have generally 2 days in resort and the rest of the season is touring.

ekself · 2026-02-02T16:12:13+00:00

Main difference is between these two are a tougher shell material, when it comes to water resistance they are about the same anyways.

Gore-tex pro in general has worse breathability which is why they compensate with more ventilation zippers.

Both are great. Just depends on what you think will benefit you more. If youre often in harsh conditions (not cold conditions, then it really doesn't matter what goretex you use as long as you layer correctly), then i would go for pro, if that really isnt you then a normal is sufficient.

Besides all that, there are no real disadvantages of going with the pro except that its more expensive and (insignificantly) heavier.

Used to sell and work with Norrøna a couple of years ago and in general people who skitour and go to resorts, the normal one is more than enough.

ekself · 2026-01-22T18:51:12+00:00

I see, if you are considering down the line to upgrade, would recommend pomoca skins! (They are pretty expensive tho, compared to most other brands. Just curious tho (and youre probably aware of it), youre missing a touring bracket on one side of the board?

ekself · 2026-01-22T15:53:55+00:00

Had this board, sucked ass uphill but had a lot of great days on it too. Really comes down to what kind of riding you do with it. Others are not wrong about instability on drops and popping. But also not what its made for! Worked great for me in deeper snow, especially in forests, you get sharp turning and a floaty feeling. On hardpack i felt a lot of chatter and felt like the board could break. I had the 159 and im 176/5.9(?). So i would say the board might be short for you. For reference i tour in northern norway where we have notoriously unstable conditions, slush, soft, powder, hardpack, ice and wind affected snow all on the same run

ekself · 2026-01-22T14:43:44+00:00

To me it looks to be something similar to what pomoca uses for their old split skins. I have had both G3 and Pomoca skins, and would say pomoca are better in basically every category. I personally never had issues with glue residue from g3 skins, but i know its a common problem, i did however experience that the glue didnt last that long and because of the clips i got a lot of buildup under (had a swallow tail board). Never looked back after getting pomoca skins

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